Obesity is in the eye of the beholder: Cornell study
May 24, 2017, at 09:50 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Doctors have a specific definition of what it means to be overweight or obese, but in the social world, gender, race and generation matter a lot for whether people are judged as “thin enough†or “too fat,†according to a new Cornell University study.
Common sweetener in low-cal foods also a marker for weight gain, says study
May 24, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): A new study has identified the sugar alcohol erythritol as a biomarker for increasing fat mass. In contrast to previous assumptions and research, erythritol can be metabolized by, and even produced in, the human body.
Chocolate bars can potentially reduce heart conditions, study finds
May 24, 2017, at 06:25 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): Six bars of chocolate a week can reduce a person's heart condition by a quarter, a new study by Harvard University suggested.
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Indian cities lag far behind in installing rooftop solar: Greenpeace analysis
May 24, 2017, at 04:37 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Despite policies and net metering guidelines in several states, a subsidy of 30 percent offered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the installation of solar rooftop systems has been dismal in leading metros in the country, especially in Chennai and Mumbai, says a Greenpeace India analysis, titled ‘Indian cities slacking on rooftop solar’.
Cognizant introduces healthcare administration platform powered by Microsoft Azure
May 23, 2017, at 01:28 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Cognizant on Monday announced the launch of the TriZetto Healthcare Cloud Solution, a new secure, compliant managed services platform for healthcare payers of any size, powered by Microsoft Azure.
Over 100 cancer centers come together for the 7th National Cancer Grid meet
May 22, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Mumbai, May 22 (IBNS): The National Cancer Grid (NCG), with the support of Tata Trusts, has announced a major initiative of facilitating a high bandwidth, secure and private network through which cancer care centres around the country can interact directly with other centres, thus enabling inter-centre knowledge sharing and providing access to multiple solutions like Virtual Tumor Board, Digital Nerve Centre and many more, an official release stated.
Now deaf-blind can “watch†television without intermediaries
May 22, 2017, at 03:02 am
New York, May 21 (IBNS): The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Telefónica and FASOCIDE (the Spanish acronym for the Federation of Deaf-Blind Persons Associations) presented the PervasiveSUB technology, ground-breaking software which allows deaf-blind persons to receive and enjoy television content without intermediaries at the same time as the people around them.
Two earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh for third consecutive day
May 22, 2017, at 01:40 am
Chamba, May 21 (IBNS): Two tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba area for the third consecutive day on Sunday.
Yoga contributes to human happiness, says Yoga Day Canada chairman
May 21, 2017, at 05:52 pm
Toronto, May 21 (IBNS): The popularity of Yoga is rising all over the world in recent times and Canada is no exception.
Six rhino poachers arrest, Assam forest minister directs to take stern action against poachers
May 21, 2017, at 01:51 am
Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS): Assam forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma directed the state forest department officials to take stern action against the poachers and take appropriate measures to protect wild animals across the state.
1888 Indian hailstorm named among all-time deadliest weather events in world
May 21, 2017, at 01:19 am
Geneva, May 20 (IBNS): The UN weather agency has named a hailstorm which hit India in 1888 as the deadliest hailstorm ever.
Two earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh
May 20, 2017, at 11:01 pm
Shimla, May 20 (IBNS): Himachal Pradesh was rocked two earthquakes on Saturday, officials said.
Frisky female fruit flies become more aggressive towards each other after sex, says study
May 20, 2017, at 12:07 am
London, May 19 (IBNS): Female fruit flies start headbutting each other after mating and become significantly more aggressive and intolerant, Oxford University research has revealed.
Scientists look to skies to improve Tsunami detection
May 19, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Washington, May 19 (IBNS): A team of scientists from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has developed a new approach to assist in the ongoing development of timely tsunami detection systems, based upon measurements of how tsunamis disturb a part of Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA's CPEX tackles a weather fundamental
May 19, 2017, at 11:32 pm
Washington, May 19 (IBNS): A NASA-funded field campaign getting underway in Florida on May 25 has a real shot at improving meteorologists' ability to answer some of the most fundamental questions about weather: Where will it rain? When? How much?
Conjugate drug extends survival in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, trial shows
May 19, 2017, at 11:18 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): Women with HER2-positive breast cancer that worsened after previous treatment, survived significantly longer, on average, with a combination antibody/chemotherapy drug than with other treatments, an international phase 3 clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and in Belgium has found.
Study finds genetic difference in prostate cancer in African-Americans
May 19, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): A new genomic study has identified prostate cancer mutations that may be more common in men of African-American background and which might be a step toward explaining why the disease is more prevalent and deadly in that minority group, says a report from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Eating nuts is linked to higher survival rates in colon cancer, says study
May 19, 2017, at 10:59 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): Among patients with stage III colon cancer, consumption of nuts is associated with significantly reduced risks of disease recurrence and mortality, according to multi-institutional research led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.
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Womb Transplant: Indian doctors successfully conduct surgery in Pune
May 19, 2017, at 04:29 pm
Pune, May 19 (IBNS): A 21-year-old woman from Solapur who was born without a uterus was successfully operated upon by a set of 12 surgeons in a Pune hospital, thereby marking India's first womb transplant case, reports said.
NASA's IceBridge wraps up 2017 Arctic campaign With Southern Greenland flight
May 18, 2017, at 04:58 pm
Washington, May 18 (IBNS): A fjord in southern Greenland, as seen during Operation IceBridge's last flight of the 2017 Arctic campaign, on May 12, 2017.
May 18, 2017, at 04:28 pm
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research and international non-governmental organizations on Thursday agreed on new standards that will require all clinical trials they fund or support to be registered and the results disclosed publicly.
NASA asks scientific community to think on possible Europa Lander Instruments
May 18, 2017, at 04:15 pm
Washington, May 18 (IBNS): NASA is asking scientists to consider what would be the best instruments to include on a mission to land on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa.
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NASA annual Arctic Ice survey expanded range this year
May 18, 2017, at 04:11 pm
Washington, May 18 (IBNS): NASA’s annual survey of changes in Arctic ice cover greatly expanded its reach this year in a series of flights that wrapped up on May 12. It was the most ambitious spring campaign in the region for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission to monitor ice changes at Earth’s poles, which also included a rapid-response flight over a new crack in Petermann Glacier, one of the largest and fastest-changing glaciers in Greenland.
Cabinet approves Pan-India implementation of Maternity Benefit Program
May 17, 2017, at 11:21 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to Pan-India implementation of Maternity Benefit Program which now has been extended to all districts of the country w.e.f. 01.01.2017, officials said.
Southwest Monsoon might reach Kerala by May 30: IMD
May 17, 2017, at 02:39 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said the Southwest Monsoon might reach Kerala by May 30.
Mars Rover opportunity begins study of Valley's origin
May 16, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Washington, May 16 (IBNS): NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the main destination of its current two-year extended mission -- an ancient fluid-carved valley incised on the inner slope of a vast crater's rim.
Villagers of Assam's Dima Hasao district convert a wasteland into a green hill
May 16, 2017, at 10:25 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS) : While destruction of forest continued and it is at the peak, villagers of a remote village in Assam's hills district Dima Hasao have transformed a wasteland into a green forest by plantation drive.
Naveen Patnaik flags off top 20 YATS winners' visit to ISRO, Ahmedabad
May 16, 2017, at 05:01 am
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): The top 20 budding astronomers from across Odisha are all set for a visit to the Space Application Centre( SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad.
Heat wave conditions hit several part of India
May 16, 2017, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IBNS): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said 'heat wave conditions' were observed at isolated places over Odisha and north Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
NASA affirms plan for first mission of SLS, Orion
May 16, 2017, at 01:05 am
Washington, May 15 (IBNS): In February, NASA began an effort looking at the feasibility of putting crew aboard the first integrated flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft -- Exploration Mission-1, or EM-1. After weighing the data and assessing all implications, the agency will continue pursuing the original plan for the first launch, as a rigorous flight test of the integrated systems without crew.